Watching Ultraseven fly away, Gendo Ikari broke into a nervous sweat.
"He hasn't actually left yet, has he...?"
Yui Ikari rolled her eyes at him. "You'd better pray Shinji and that boy Zero can talk him into leaving."
Beneath the setting sun, Windom finished clearing away the Metron Ship. Windom gave Unit-00 and Unit-02 a slight nod, then turned into a stream of light particles and flew away.
"Wait, didn't the monster that just helped us fly down from that red giant's hand?"
"Come to think of it, he looks a lot like Zero. Could they be father and son?"
Since they had yet to tell Asuka about the Human Instrumentality Project, they hadn't told her Ultraseven was coming, either. Still, she had guessed from his appearance.
"Windom, return!"
On top of a building, a strikingly handsome man held out his hand to catch the light flying toward him. In his palm, the light turned into a capsule.
He introduced himself. "I am Ultraseven, but my human name is Dan Moroboshi. I'm Zero's father. A pleasure to meet you." Then he held out his hand to Shinji.
"Hello, Mr. Moroboshi. My name is Shinji Ikari, and I'm currently fighting alongside Zero." Shinji shook Dan Moroboshi's large hand.
Zero's phantom form floated out, trying to change the subject. "Long time no see, Dad. Say, how come you look younger?"
In Zero's memory, his father had always looked like an old man when he took human form. This change genuinely puzzled him.
"Hmph. I wanted to show you how handsome your old man was in his youth."
With that, Dan Moroboshi walked up to Zero's phantom form, grabbed his head, and pointed at him with his other hand.
"The point right now is why you've possessed a child. This had better not